Lipidation of Pneumococcal Antigens Leads to Improved Immunogenicity and Protection

Lipidation of Pneumococcal Antigens Leads to Improved Immunogenicity and Protection

<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> infections lead to high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccines significantly reduce the burden of disease but have a limited range of protection, which encourages the development of a broadly protective prot...

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Main Authors: Franziska Voß, Lucille F. van Beek, Dominik Schwudke, Thomas H. A. Ederveen, Fred J. van Opzeeland, Daniela Thalheim, Sidney Werner, Marien I. de Jonge, Sven Hammerschmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>
lipoproteins
lipidation
pneumococcal colonization
vaccine
protection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/2/310

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